Adjectives
1. Adjectives are words which describe only nouns. They tell what kind? or how many?
2. The noun markers a, an, and the are always adjectives.
3. Adjectives pile up in front of nouns. For example: the big, red, flashy car. All underlined words are adjectives describing the noun car.
4. Adjectives may also follow a linking verb and describe the subject of a sentence. For example: The car is big, red, and flashy.
5. The word endings -able, -ful, - ible, - ical, -ious, -ive, -y usually form adjectives.
Pronouns
1. Pronouns are words which take the place of nouns to keep from repeating the nouns over and over in a sentence or paragraph.
2. The most common pronouns are: I, he, we, she, they, me, him, us, her, them, it, this, that, who, which, what.
3. One form of pronoun shows possession or ownership. These possessive pronouns work like adjectives, describing nouns. They include the words my, mine, his, her, hers, our, ours, their, theirs, your, yours, its, and whose. Note that they don’t use apostrophes.